Russia's coronavirus vaccine licensed in 23 countries
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS
- In Brief
24 Sep 2020
by Alex Teddy
On September 24 Russia's sovereign wealth fund said that Avifair will be on the market in 23 countries. It is already sold in 6, and a further 17 countries have licensed it. Avifavir is made by ChemRar. It is on sale in Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Bolivia, Kazakhstan and other countries. It is not available to Russians. Does Russia not trust it?Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Slovakia are among the countries that have bought the drug. Two other coronavirus drugs became available in Russia on September 20. These drugs are versions of a drug produced by Fujifilm, which is Japanese. Japan has not yet approved the drug.On September 22 Putin told the UN that Russia is defeating coronavirus. 20 countries have bought Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.
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